Kids found in car at bar; parents arrested

Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrested the parents of two young children found alone in a car at a Cave Creek bar parking lot, officials reported Saturday.

Desiree David and Landrey Alex both of Mesa both were found to be intoxicated more than double the legal limit late Friday night, officials said.

Both were arrested and booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail on felony child abuse/endangerment charges, officials said.

The two young children, ages 3 and 4, were turned over to their grandmother after CPS was contacted.

A deputy on routine patrol discovered the children at 11:30 p.m. Friday sitting in the car and "it had appeared they had been there for some time," a press release said.

During the investigation, the deputy discovered the children arrived with their parents at the restaurant/bar about at 8:30 p.m. Around 11:00 p.m., the parents were believed to have taken their children back to the car so they could continue drinking, officials said.

The parents came out of the bar shortly after the deputy arrived on scene and were found to be highly intoxicated, officials said.